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Definition of speck
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Examples of speck in a Sentence
There was not a speck of dust anywhere.
Soon the balloon was only a speck in the sky.
She writes without a speck of humor.
Recent Examples of speck from the Web
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But when the first speck of light reappears, put the glasses back on.
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China, Taiwan and Vietnam all lay claim to Triton, a tiny speck that's one of the Paracel Islands in the waters between Vietnam and the Philippines.
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The red areas represent the rural and small-town counties won by the president; the specks of blue highlight the urban areas where Clinton rolled up big margins.
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The officers followed specks of blood up a river, but the trail dissipated.
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A collision with a one centimeter speck of space debris at orbital velocity, for example, has the equivalent energy force of an exploding hand grenade, according to Heiner Klinkrad, head of the space debris office at the ESA.
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Falterman and other guides have been catching specks regularly this week at the area known as the Hospital Wall.
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In addition to specks, the area also consistently delivers redfish, black drum, flounder and sheepshead, Falterman said.
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He was killed by enemy fire on Ie Shima, a tiny speck of an island off the coast of Okinawa on April 18, 1945.
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Origin and Etymology of speck
Middle English specke, from Old English specca
Examples of speck in a Sentence
dirt that had specked the windows of the factory for ages
First Known Use of speck
14th century
SPECK Defined for English Language Learners
speck
playDefinition of speck for English Language Learners
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: a very small piece or spot
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: a very small amount
SPECK Defined for Kids
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